David Bowie performed at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, on 21 November 1987, as part of the Glass Spider Tour.
It was the 84th date of the tour, which began on 30 May in Rotterdam, and the third of four nights in Melbourne.
Bowie’s guitarists were Carlos Alomar and Peter Frampton. Erdal Kızılçay played keyboards, trumpet, congas, and violin, and Richard Cottle was on keyboards, saxophone, and tambourine. Carmine Rojas played bass guitar and Alan Childs was on drums and percussion.
The setlist
- ‘Up The Hill Backwards’
- ‘Glass Spider’
- ‘Up The Hill Backwards’ (Reprise)
- ‘Day-In Day-Out’
- ‘Bang Bang’
- ‘Absolute Beginners’
- ‘Loving The Alien’
- ‘China Girl’
- ‘Rebel Rebel’
- ‘Fashion’
- ‘All The Madmen’
- ‘Never Let Me Down’
- ‘Big Brother’
- ‘Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family’
- ‘’87 And Cry’
- “Heroes”
- ‘Sons Of The Silent Age’
- ‘Time Will Crawl’
- ‘Young Americans’
- ‘The Jean Genie’
- ‘Let’s Dance’
- ‘Fame’
- ‘Blue Jean’
- ‘I Wanna Be Your Dog’
- ‘White Light/White Heat’
- ‘Modern Love’
Last updated: 8 November 2023
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